Re: [IP] Medicare

When I was looking into pumps last Fall Medtronic told me the Paradigm was
not covered, but the 508 was covered.
Shirley
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Subject: [IP] Medicare
> Medicare does not specify a pump manufacturer. It has an allowable for
pumps
> and if a patient qualifies, will pay the same for any pump. Also, if a
> patient is on an insulin pump, Medicare will pay for insulin. The
patients
> co-pay is 20% unless they have a supplimental or secondary which will pick
up
> all or most of the co-pay
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